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\'46amily Crisis Centers director to speak at \'46irst Mondays Speaker
Series
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08/29/2011
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As executive director of the \'46amily Crisis Centers of Northwest
Iowa, Shari Kastein has seen firsthand how God can turn tragedy into
blessing. On Monday, Sept. 5, Kastein will talk about her work and
share what she has learned in a lecture titled \uc1\u8220?Through
anguish comes growth.\uc1\u8221? The event is free and open to the
public and begins at 11 a.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the campus
of Dordt College as part of the \'46irst Mondays Speaker Series.
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Kastein will discuss how victims of crime can become servants in God\uc1\u8217?s
kingdom and will show how \uc1\u8220?God uses common folks like Moses
to pick up the staff to lead others to safety.\uc1\u8221?
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Kastein is the first guest lecturer of this academic year\uc1\u8217?s
\'46irst Mondays Speaker Series, which brings biblically based thinkers,
writers, and opinion leaders to Dordt College. It is designed to promote
Dordt\uc1\u8217?s mission through enriching academic experience to
equip students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively
toward Christ centered renewal in contemporary life.
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The \'46amily Crisis Center provides many free services 24 hours a
day \uc1\u8211? including safe shelter, advocacy, counseling, community
outreach, and education \uc1\u8211? to victims and survivors of domestic
abuse and sexual assault. \uc1\u8220?All people have a right to safety
and freedom from violence,\uc1\u8221? it says on the center\uc1\u8217?s
website. \uc1\u8220?This is the basis for all of our services and
interventions with domestic violence and sexual assault victims.\uc1\u8221?
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In addition to her work at the \'46amily Crisis Center, Kastein has
over 25 years of not\_for\_profit and public administration experience,
having worked for South Dakota Victims\uc1\u8217? Compensation Commissioner
and the Aaker Institute. She is a graduate of the University of South
Dakota and also holds an M.B.A. in business administration from the
University of Sioux \'46alls.
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